582: Volcanoes, tsunamis, and a sea of ​​hazy blue light

As Yang Dian triggered the underground fire veins beneath Mount Fuji, causing Mount Fuji to erupt, a piercing alarm blared in the Chinese Geological Bureau.

“Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep…”

“Alarm! Alarm!”

“Severe geological activity detected in the direction of Mount Fuji on Little Japan Island, suspected eruption of Mount Fuji… Retrieving meteorological satellite surveillance…”

“Beep! Footage acquired. It is confirmed that Mount Fuji has completely erupted, and the intensity of the eruption far exceeds expectations…”

The stunned Geological Bureau staff hadn’t even reacted when they saw a pillar of fiery red magma, ten thousand meters high, appear on the large screen.

“No… No way, right? This is a magma pillar, not volcanic ash! How immense must the underground pressure be to spray this magma pillar so high?”

“Animals have mutated, humans have evolved, the Earth’s mass has also increased, and the internal pressure has risen, causing the magma to spray higher during an eruption. That seems reasonable, doesn’t it?”

“Reasonable, my foot! If the magma only spray a thousand meters, I’d accept it, but this is a ten-thousand-meter-high magma pillar! To spray a magma pillar this high, the underground pressure beneath Mount Fuji would have to reach over 6000 times atmospheric pressure! If the pressure were truly that high, Mount Fuji would have exploded long ago!”

“Wait, why is there someone at the crater? Qilin, zoom in on the crater, yes, yes, right there, zoom in, zoom in, keep zooming in.”

“Holy crap, why is the Commander at the crater?”

Hearing the commotion, the Geological Bureau staff all looked at the screen.

“Ah, it really is the Commander!”

“The Commander is elusive; he could appear anywhere, couldn’t he? Perhaps he sensed Mount Fuji’s eruption and rushed there immediately?”

“Uh, do you think there’s a possibility that the Commander deliberately triggered this eruption of Mount Fuji?”

“The Commander deliberately triggered it? That’s impossible, isn’t it? The Commander has always adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards Little Japan, at most using them for theoretical research on [Machina Evolution]. It seems he has never actively dealt with Little Japan, has he?”

“Perhaps it’s not that he didn’t deal with them, but rather he just felt Little Japan was useless, so he casually wiped them out?”

“I feel like what you’re saying makes sense. Without the Commander’s intervention, the magma definitely wouldn’t spray this high!”

“Sigh, since the Commander has taken action, he must be aiming to destroy Little Japan. We won’t have the chance to watch the excellent works of Little Japan’s teachers anymore~”

“Holy crap, you’re something else, kid. You still have the mind to watch movies made by Little Japan’s teachers? I go home and Cultivate martial arts immediately; I don’t have any leisure time!”

“Cultivate martial arts as soon as you get home? I see you Cultivating even during breaks at work. Why are you so competitive?”

“I have to be competitive. My son’s Cultivate talent is a bit better than mine, and he’s in his rebellious phase. The other day, I even found out he’s in an early relationship. If I don’t work harder, I won’t be able to discipline him.”

“An early relationship is an early relationship; why do you care about them? Isn’t it better to find a wife early and have children? The country is encouraging childbirth now.”

“Lao Pei, do you really think that?”

“Lao Wang, why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I’m mocking you? I’m telling you, I, Lao Pei, really do think that!”

“Oh, then it’s fine. By the way, I forgot to tell you, the person my son is in an early relationship with is your daughter. The young couple seemed to have gone to a hotel last weekend. I ran into them at the hotel entrance.”

Pei Li: ???

“Wang Chongshan, I…”

The Director of the Geological Bureau, Chen Lu, who had just walked into the monitoring room, glanced at Pei Li, whose veins were bulging on his face, glared at him, and then said:

“This is work time. Any personal issues can be resolved privately after work.”

He then looked at Wang Chongshan:

“Xiao Wang, have you notified the Disaster Management Bureau about this abnormal eruption of Mount Fuji?”

Wang Chongshan nodded:

“The Disaster Management Bureau was notified immediately when the alarm sounded. The Bureau has already activated the energy shield, ensuring that the tsunami can be controlled within ten thousand meters offshore.”

Director Chen Lu nodded upon hearing this, about to say something, when the continuous alarm sounded again.

“Beep, beep, beep…”

“Alarm! Alarm! Little Japan Island’s underground plate is suffering unknown influence and beginning to abnormally fracture. A super-strong earthquake is expected in 30 seconds, potentially even affecting the continental plate. Please prepare for prevention.”

“Alarm! Alarm! Little Japan Island’s underground plate is suffering unknown influence and beginning to abnormally fracture. A super-strong earthquake is expected in 26 seconds, potentially even affecting the continental plate. Please immediately prepare for prevention.”

Chen Lu’s right hand tightened, directly crushing the thermos cup in his hand:

“Notify the Disaster Management Bureau to issue a special-grade alarm.”

“Forcefully control all communication terminals to send out alarms, telling everyone to leave high-rise areas and enter open spaces to avoid earthquake impact.”

After speaking, looking at the towering waves that suddenly rose in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea areas on the screen, Chen Lu continued:

“Notify the Navy to prepare to rescue those working at sea…”

Before he could finish speaking, threads of blue light suddenly appeared on the monitoring screen.

The blue light started from an unknown place and ended at an unknown place.

Chen Lu only knew that by the time he noticed the blue light, it had already covered his field of vision.

Yellow Sea, Third Naval Fleet.

The captain of the Third Naval Fleet, who was conducting a routine drill, looked at the hundreds of meters high giant waves that suddenly rose not far away, first panicking for a moment.

After regaining his composure, he was about to activate the energy shield and weapons, and dispatch water-attribute ability users of the Cultivate Late Stage to resist the giant waves, when he noticed that the entire sea surface had glowed with blue light when he wasn’t paying attention.

Under the soothing blue light, the sea, which had just thrown a tantrum and stirred up a several-hundred-meter tsunami, instantly quieted down.

The giant waves instantly collapsed, and the entire ocean became calm again.

Looking at this bizarre scene, the captain couldn’t help but look at his first mate:

“Lao He, am I seeing things?”

He Yun took off his glasses from his neck and wiped them:

“You’re not seeing things, and neither am I.”

“Giant waves just appeared suddenly.”

As he spoke, he opened another alarm:

“The Geological Bureau sent an alarm: Mount Fuji in Little Japan has erupted, and it seems an Expeditionary Force Commander is involved.”

“The continental plate is suffering unknown influence and is at risk of fracturing.”

“That tsunami just now might have been a precursor to the continental plate fracturing, but it was suppressed by someone.”

As he spoke, he looked out at the vast ocean, somewhat emotionally saying:

“I wonder if you’ve heard a rumor.”

“In our Chinese Sea Area, someone has become a god…”

...On Mount Fuji.

Yang Dian, who had triggered the volcano and disturbed the earth’s pulse, looked back towards the East China Sea.

‘Captain’s Qi?’

A thought flashed through his mind. After confirming that China had not yet experienced natural disasters, he extended his hand and pressed his palm towards the few people in front of him:

‘Quick battle, quick resolution.’

‘Deal with them first, then return to China to prevent earth’s pulse from rioting…’